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Less than 30% patients respond to antidepressants. Study cataloged depression scale and other features and came up with predictors of depression response particularly to Escitalopram. They included Demographics like black, unemployed, and uneducated; Depression severity and persistence all day ; … Continue reading →

Odd as it sound people allergic to aspirin and arthritis pills can tolerate Sodium salicylate and is non- acetylated. Pharmacy College assures me it is still available as Dodd’s sodium salicylate which is still available through pharmacy suppliers so pharmacy … Continue reading →

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Effectiveness of Treatments for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo of the Posterior Canal Helen S. Cohen, Kay T. Kimball Otol Neurotol  26: 1034–1040, 2005 Modified  Canalith  Repositioning  Maneuver  (CRP)  technique: The head was held in each position as follows: The subject … Continue reading →

In MS cases, 1/6 noted clinical improvement over 2-8 months with Biotin 300 mg/day This is exciting not just for the improved people but potentially for a group that might not further deteriorate. Suggestion was to take 100-300 mg/day which … Continue reading →

Ok this is not a pain  condition but I wanted to put advice where patients can find it.

Scabies has become increasingly resistant to Nix and Kwelleda leaving people with attempts to get Ivermectin orally by emergency release from the US (not easy – they kept sending me repeated letters with more questions to answer). It is easy … Continue reading →

I am sick of health websites that: – don’t give links to what they discuss – are filled with commercial ads – make you go though multiple pages, each with various ads – just repeat what you see elsewhere. It … Continue reading →

Recent review of Polycystic Kidneys states “Because of the proliferative effect of estrogen on hepatic cysts, oral contraceptives containing estrogen and menopausal estrogen therapy should be administered at the lowest effective dose or avoided in patients with ADPKD (autosomal dominant … Continue reading →

Serum lipase has a sensitivity of 91% while amylase had sensitivity of 61%. Specificity was 92% for lipase and 93% for amylase.  Testing lipase and amylase together changed sensitivity very little – was 93%.

Latest algorithm suggests you make sure of diagnosis Use of antivirals doesn’t work Prednisone 1 mg/k x 7 days (why does one need to taper though?) useful

ALTHOUGH I WILL NOW UPDATE THIS SITE, FOR PAST 6 MONTHS, BLOG NOTES (about 50) WERE PUBLISHED AT : newpainmuse.org visit me there! I have a program that tracks where users are from – pain is worldwide: Thanks admin Hit … Continue reading →

Interviewing immigrant poultry processing workers re carpal tunnel syndrome – comes up with simple belief – these workers knew that their work cause painful carpal tunnel but persevered to support their families. The repetitive cold working conditions fostered this condition. I have … Continue reading →

B12, coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin E have amiolorative effects on Alcoholic Neuropathy – could they help prevent some brain damage brought on by drinking?